Great inventions that changed the world /

• Main Author: Wei, James, 1930-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, A John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012.
• Subjects: Inventions.; Technological innovations.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General); Electronic books.

"This book is designed for a general audience, similar to those who would read Scientific American. The book describes how inventions arise from human needs instead of when the inventions were made or what technologies were involved. Chapter 1 introduces the world of inventions, and the common...

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• 1.1 Inventors and Inventions
• 1.2 Innovation, Development, Diffusion
• 1.3 Changing the World
• Chapter 2. Inventions for Work
• 2.1 Tools and Methods
• 2.2 Energy and Power
• 2.3 Materials
• Chapter 3. Domestic Life: Food, Clothes, House
• 3.1 Food
• 3.2 Clothes
• 3.3 House
• Chapter 4. Health, Reproduction
• 4.1 Prevention
• 4.2 Diagnostics
• 4.3 Therapy
• 4.4 Reproduction
• Chapter 5. Security
• 5.1 Nature Threats
• 5.2 Economic Threats
• 5.3 Human Violence, War
• Chapter 6. Transportation
• 6.1 Land Transportation
• 6.2 Water Transportation
• 6.3 Air and Space Transportation
• Chapter 7. Information
• 7.1 Observation
• 7.2 Records
• 7.3 Communication
• 7.4 Information Tools
• Chapter 8. Good Life
• 8.1 Party, Play
• 8.2 Luxury
• 8.3 Arts
• Chapter 9. Future Challenges
• 9.1 Future Needs and Opportunities
• 9.2 Future Sources of Inventions
• References
• Index.